1 Chronicles 16
1 And they bring in the Ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David has stretched out for it, and they bring burnt-offerings and peace-offerings near before God;
They brought the Ark of God and placed it in the tent that David had prepared for it. They presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings to God.
2 and David ceases from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesses the people in the Name of YHWH,
Once David had finished presenting the burnt offerings and friendship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 and gives a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.
Then he shared out to every Israelite, to every man and woman, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
4 And he puts before the Ark of YHWH, those ministering from the Levites, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to YHWH, God of Israel:
David assigned some of the Levites to serve as ministers before the Ark of the Lord, to remember, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
5 Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph is sounding with cymbals;
Asaph was the one in charge, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaph struck the cymbals,
6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [are] continually [sounding] with trumpets before the Ark of the Covenant of God.
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets continually in front of the Ark of God's Agreement.
7 On that day, at that time, David has given at the beginning to give thanks to YHWH by the hand of Asaph and his brothers:
This was the day that David first instructed Asaph and his relatives to express thanks to the Lord in this way:
8 “Give thanks to YHWH, call on His Name, Make His doings known among the peoples.
Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
10 Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking YHWH rejoices.
Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
11 Seek YHWH and His strength, Seek His face continually.
Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be with him.
12 Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,
Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
13 O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
descendants of Israel, children of Jacob, his chosen people.
14 He [is] our God YHWH, His judgments [are] in all the earth.
He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
15 Remember His covenant for all time, The word He commanded—To one thousand generations,
He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
16 Which He has made with Abraham, And His oath—to Isaac,
the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
17 And He establishes it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel [for] a perpetual covenant,
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this everlasting agreement with Israel:
18 Saying, To you I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,
saying, “I will give the land of Canaan to you for you to possess.”
19 When you were few in number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
He said this when there were only a few of you, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
20 And they go up and down, From nation to nation, And from a kingdom to another people.
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
21 He has not permitted any to oppress them, And reproves kings on their account:
He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
22 Do not come against My anointed ones, And do no evil against My prophets.
“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
23 Sing to YHWH, all the earth, Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth, sing to the Lord! Each day let everyone know of his salvation!
24 Recount His glory among nations, His wonders among all the peoples.
Declare his glorious acts among the nations, the wonderful things he does among all peoples.
25 For great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, And He [is] fearful above all gods.
For the Lord is great, and deserves the best praise! He is to be respected with awe above all gods.
26 For all gods of the peoples [are] nothing, And YHWH has made the heavens.
For all the gods of other nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens!
27 Splendor and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.
Splendor and majesty are his; power and glory are in his sanctuary.
28 Ascribe to YHWH, you families of peoples, Ascribe to YHWH glory and strength.
Give the Lord credit, nations of the world, credit him with glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to YHWH the glory of His Name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to YHWH, In the beauty of holiness.
Give the Lord the glory he deserves; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness.
30 Be pained before Him, all the earth; Also, the world is established, It is not moved!
Let everyone on earth tremble in his presence. The world is held together firmly—it cannot be broken apart.
31 The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations, YHWH has reigned!
Let the heavens sing for joy, let the earth be happy. Tell the nations, “The Lord is in charge!”
32 The sea roars, and its fullness, The field exults, and all that [is] in it,
Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise! Let the fields and everything there celebrate;
33 Then trees of the forest sing, From the presence of YHWH, For He has come to judge the earth!
Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy, for he is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to YHWH, for [He is] good, For His kindness [is] for all time,
Say thank you to the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!
35 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Your Holy Name, To triumph in Your praise.
Shout out, “Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, rescue us, so we can thank you and praise how magnificent and holy you are.”
36 Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, From age to age”; And all the people say, “Amen,” and have given praise to YHWH.
How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the Lord!”
37 And he leaves there [those] of Asaph and of his brothers, before the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH, to minister before the Ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day;
Then David made sure Asaph and his brothers would minister continually before the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, performing whatever services were needed every day,
38 both Obed-Edom and their sixty-eight brothers, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, for gatekeepers;
as well as Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were gatekeepers.
39 and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the Dwelling Place of YHWH, in a high place that [is] in Gibeon,
David put Zadok the priest and his fellow priests in charge of the Ark of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon
40 to cause burnt-offerings to ascend continually to YHWH on the altar of burnt-offering, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the Law of YHWH that He charged on Israel.
to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord which he had ordered Israel to follow.
41 And with them [are] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to YHWH, for His kindness [is] for all time;
They were accompanied by Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and identified by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”
42 and with them—Heman and Jeduthun—[are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.
Heman and Jeduthun used their trumpets and cymbals to make music to accompany the songs of God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.
43 And all the people go, each to his house, and David turns around to bless his house.
Then all the people went home, and David went to bless his family.
